Lamentations 2:16
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
Allכָּל־kol-3605the whole, allfrom kalal
your enemies  340to be hostile toa prim. root
Have openedפָּצ֨וּpa·tzu6475to part, opena prim. root
their mouthsפִּיהֶם֙pi·hem6310moutha prim. root
wide againstעָלַ֤יִךְa·la·yich5921upon, above, overfrom alah
you; They hissשָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha·re·ku8319to hiss, whistle, pipea prim. root
and gnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai·ya·char·ku-2786to gnash or grinda prim. root
[their] teeth.שֵׁ֔ןshen,8127tooth, ivoryfrom shanan
They say,אָמְר֖וּa·me·ru559to utter, saya prim. root
"We have swallowedבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbil·la·'e·nu;1104to swallow down, swallow up, engulfa prim. root
[her] up! Surelyאַ֣ךְach389surely, howbeitof uncertain derivation, see aken
thisזֶ֥הzeh2088this, herea prim. pronoun
is the dayהַיֹּ֛וםhai·yo·vm3117daya prim. root
for which  7945who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
we waited;שֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshek·kiv·vi·nu·hu6960ato wait fora prim. root
We have reachedמָצָ֥אנוּma·tza·nu4672to attain to, finda prim. root
[it], we have seenרָאִֽינוּ׃ra·'i·nu.7200to seea prim. root
[it]."     
KJV Lexicon
All thine enemies
'oyeb  (o-yabe')
hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.
have opened
patsah  (paw-tsaw')
to rend, i.e. open (especially the mouth) -- deliver, gape, open, rid, utter.
their mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
against thee they hiss
sharaq  (shaw-rak')
to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn) -- hiss.
and gnash
charaq  (khaw-rak')
to grate the teeth -- gnash.
the teeth
shen  (shane)
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff -- crag, forefront, ivory, sharp, tooth.
they say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
We have swallowed her up
bala`  (baw-lah')
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy -- cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
certainly
'ak  (ak)
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
this is the day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
that we looked for
qavah  (kaw-vaw')
to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect -- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
we have found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
we have seen
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
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New American Standard (©1995)
All your enemies Have opened their mouths wide against you; They hiss and gnash their teeth. They say, "We have swallowed her up! Surely this is the day for which we waited; We have reached it, we have seen it."

King James Bible
All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

American King James Version
All your enemies have opened their mouth against you: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

American Standard Version
All thine enemies have opened their mouth wide against thee; They hiss and gnash the teeth; they say, We have swallowed her up; Certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

Darby Bible Translation
All thine enemies open their mouth against thee, they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up; this is forsooth the day that we looked for: we have found, we have seen it.

English Revised Version
All thine enemies have opened their mouth wide against thee; they hiss and gnash the teeth; they say, We have swallowed her up; certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

Webster's Bible Translation
All thy enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

World English Bible
All your enemies have opened their mouth wide against you; They hiss and gnash the teeth; they say, We have swallowed her up; Certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

Young's Literal Translation
Opened against thee their mouth have all thine enemies, They have hissed, yea, they gnash the teeth, They have said: 'We have swallowed her up, Surely this is the day that we looked for, We have found -- we have seen.'

איכה 2:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
פָּצ֨וּ עָלַ֤יִךְ פִּיהֶם֙ כָּל־אֹ֣ויְבַ֔יִךְ שָֽׁרְקוּ֙ וַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־שֵׁ֔ן אָמְר֖וּ בִּלָּ֑עְנוּ אַ֣ךְ זֶ֥ה הַיֹּ֛ום שֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּ מָצָ֥אנוּ רָאִֽינוּ׃ ס

איכה 2:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
פצו עליך פיהם כל־אויביך שרקו ויחרקו־שן אמרו בלענו אך זה היום שקוינהו מצאנו ראינו׃ ס

איכה 2:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
פצו עליך פיהם כל־אויביך שרקו ויחרקו־שן אמרו בלענו אך זה היום שקוינהו מצאנו ראינו׃ ס

איכה 2:16 Hebrew Bible
פצו עליך פיהם כל אויביך שרקו ויחרקו שן אמרו בלענו אך זה היום שקוינהו מצאנו ראינו׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
FE aperuerunt super te os suum omnes inimici tui sibilaverunt et fremuerunt dentibus dixerunt devoravimus en ista est dies quam expectabamus invenimus vidimus

Ah Certainly Cry Destroyed Enemies Forsooth Gnash Haters Hiss Hissed Hisses Longed Making Meal Mouth Mouths Open Opened Opening Rail Reached Scoff Surely Swallowed Teeth Waited Whistling Wide Yea

Ah Cry Destroyed Enemies Found Gnash Haters Hiss Hisses Longed Making Meal Mouth Mouths Open Opened Rail Reached Scoff Surely Swallowed Teeth Waited Whistling Wide

Ah Cry Destroyed Enemies Found Gnash Haters Hiss Hisses Longed Making Meal Mouth Mouths Open Opened Rail Reached Scoff Surely Swallowed Teeth Waited Whistling Wide

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